<p>I would like to take the AP French Language test, but because of my stupid school's budget, French IV was cut. I did well in French I-III, and I'd like to take the test to test out of a language requirement. I'm just wondering how hard it would be to study for it without the help of an instructor. I looked into online courses and such but they're too expensive. Any advice would be welcome!</p>
<p>I don't really know how to answer your question because I haven't take AP French Lang, I am taking it next year, my school only allows those in French V to take it and I'm in French IV. Anyway, you might want to try hiring a french tutor who is familiar with the exam which might be cheaper then taking an online courses. What I recommend you do and what I have started doing is pratice writing in French constantly to the best of your abiity. For example when I am in school taking notes I write in French, which helps a lot. I've also started reading a lot of French books: L'Etranger (The Stranger, VERY Easy Read), Candide and a few other books. Also, do you know anyone who speaks French fluently, try to converse with them as much as possible. Basically just immerse yourself in French! Hope I helped :) P.S. if you did well in French I-III it shouldn't be too hard to immerse yourself Good Luck :)</p>
<p>I would get a tutor. It doesn't have to be a regular one, but one to make sure you're doing everything right. I would recommend improving vocab regularly, while perfecting various aspects of grammar, such as articles, tenses...</p>
<p>Yeah, you're going to need to be at a higher level (I went up to French V and they didn't even talk about the AP exam until senior year), but you'll need to continue studying actively to get there. It's easy to start forgetting things. </p>
<p>Is there an Alliance Francaise chapter near you? The one in my town offers French classes up to advanced levels. They're taught by native French speakers. I would check into that.</p>
<p>I go to a French school and we're reading l'Etranger. It's a pretty easy book. The only difficult aspect of it is the philosophical meaning and yadda yadda yadda, but the vocabulary is enriched but not to the point of madness. I would recommend it as well. Also, books by Antoine de Saint-Exupery are always easy to understand, but have a large vocabulary. If you want to creat a reading list for yourself, you should start with Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. You should probably take some French classes, because I don't think you would be necessarily advanced enough to do well on the exam at this point. Good luck!</p>
<p>Not hard to self-study. I could do this on my own without my teacher in school - he honestly doesn't help. It's even better to move at your own pace, read newspapers in french/books, and do grammar exercises. The only thing you may be worried about is the oral. Otherwise you should be fine.</p>